Confessions of a Book Lover

Exploring bookshelves in some of the most amazing places-Simla's Ripon Hospital Hampstead General Hospital in London and The Select Bookshop of Mr Rao and Ms Murthy in Bangalore among others-Ruskin Bond opens a window to his earliest encounters with incredible writers and their wonderful writings to introduce you to the stories that played a significant role in moulding his imagination as a full-time writer. Confessions of a Book Lover is a journey into Ruskin's life through the books he has loved and an introduction to some forgotten classics. About the Author Ruskin Bond's first novel The Room on the Roof written when he was seventeen received the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize in 1957. Since then he has written a number of novellas essays poems and children's books many of which have been published by Penguin. He has also written over 500 short stories and articles that have appeared in magazines and anthologies. He received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1993 the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2014.Ruskin Bond was born in Kasauli Himachal Pradesh and grew up in Jamnagar Dehradun New Delhi and Shimla. As a young man he spent four years in the Channel Islands and London. He returned to India in 1955. He now lives in Landour Mussoorie with his adopted family